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Where does “sistō” come from?

sistō (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic sistō, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Ancestry of “sistō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicsistōstand; place
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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